A history of Presbyterian missions, 1944-2007 /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Louisville, Ky. : Geneva Press, ©2008.
Description:xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13252024
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Other authors / contributors:Sunquist, Scott W. (Scott William), 1953-
Long, Caroline N., 1978-
ISBN:9780664503000
0664503004
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-375) and index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Historical Setting and Themes
  • 1. Historical Context for Mission, 1944-2007
  • 2. Counting the Cost: Statistics and What They May Tell Us
  • 3. Structures for a Changing Church
  • 4. Faithfulness through the Storm: Changing Theology of Mission
  • 5. Missions within the Mission: New Diversities in the One Family
  • 6. Missionaries Speak
  • Part II. Regional Histories
  • 7. Latin America and the Caribbean
  • 8. United States: God's Mission Field
  • 9. East Asia: Destructions, Divisions, and Abundance
  • 10. American Presbyterians and the Middle East
  • 11. Africa
  • 12. Europe
  • 13. South Asia
  • An Epilogue and a Prologue: Wisdom Gained for the Future
  • Appendix 1. Chronology
  • Appendix 2. Survey of Presbyterians in Mission
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • List of Contributors
  • Index